Heather Connor | Your Local Crested Butte Realtor | HeatherConnor.com | 970.209.8050 | Heather@cbblackdiamond.com | For additional information on any of the articles referenced in the podcast, visit: crestedbuttenews.com
Good morning everyone, this is Heather Connor, your Local Realtor, sharing the local news for the Crested Butte and Gunnison Community. My goal is to get you updated on the relevant local happenings, in just a few minutes.
The Black Lives Matter painting on the street of Elk Ave took approx 5 Crested Butte public works employees, 45 gallons of paint, and around $2800 total in cost. The town crew began the work at midnight and around 6am, they were completed and watching the paint dry. To say this has caused some strong opinions and comments on social media. . . would be an understatement.
Emma Coburns 5k run was this weekend. For those of you that subscribe to her social media, she started off on Elk Ave in downtown Crested Butte and she streamed her run out towards Peanut Lake, and beyond, on social media. Emma is a local athlete, grew up in Crested Butte and is a a well loved local Olympian. Her Elk Run 5k benefits Living Journeys to help those with cancer. This year her went virtual as many events have, and next year, she plans on holding in Crested Butte.
While some businesses are thriving even under the COVID restrictions, such as vacation rentals and real estate, others are having a more challenging time. The Majestic Theatre is closing after 15 years. With movie companies seeing how lucrative it is to bring a title straight to streaming as well as the local pandemic causing daily capacity and operation issues, Mark and Allie will be closing their doors for good.
Tax revenues for CB and the county are better than expected. According to Crested Butte finance director Rob Zillioux, says that the preliminary August sales tax revenue was down only about 1 percent from 2019. For the year, it is approximately down by 6 percent. According to Zillioux, in terms of sales tax collections we are doing better than places like Aspen, Telluride and Vail, but not as good as places like Fruita and Grand Junction who also have wide open spaces and lots of outdoor activities. However our RETT, the Real Estate Transfer Tax for the town of Crested Butte has already blown away projections for the full year, due to a fast-moving real estate market here in CB.
As well, real estate is flying fast around here folks. Don't forget to look on our site for all properties that have sold the last week and our community events calendar that is interactive and keeps you up to date on what is happening in Crested Butte. For further information on any of the topics, you can click on the links to the Crested Butte News. As always, if you are considering purchasing or selling your home in this beautiful valley give me a call. Stay safe out there folks, this is your local realtor, Heather Connor, signing off on the local news.
